Coin bank



March ll, 1927.

.1. B. IGALLS COIN BANK Fi'ld Feb. 25, 1923 2 sheets-sheet 1 "Plantea Mar. I1, 1927.

En 'ys-Titres -PTEN T F Y v A"TOSEPEL".13.l.NGLALS, Oft C-"LCAGO, ILLINOIS.

G01N BANK.

Application filed February 23, 1923. Serial No. 620,819.

l jects which Will incidentally appear, are attained vthe use'oi' such yadevice is illus- *trated 1n the'accompanyin'g` drawings, and 'the' invention resides 1n certain no-vel features;vvhihfyvillbe particularly pointed out A.' .perportion'df the bank l 'thefendy 'having `the g rimI l2 yj herethrough L the appende'df'claims.

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- ,Figure l1 is afperspectiveview ot my imf-p'rovedcoin'bank; y

fFig; 21is a view, partly in section and @partly in elevation, of the bank with the "cover 'orface plate removed' I vFifg.v- 3is aview similar .to Fig. 2o'f`the upshowin'g the operatf ingme'chanism in av position diii'erent trom `that sl'ownin Figi 2 Fig. A,isasim'ilar view` with the partition andpa'tfof ythe .operating mechanism removed. i yFigsgf 'and 7 Vare 'perspective views of different i"members, ofthe casing. v 2":Fkig-8-ifra detail section on the line 8 8 *of Figa. j I

n- Car'ryin'gv 'out' my invention, I employ an outer'orback'casing member consisting of a 4plate r1x having aftlangenor rim 2 across one lend and y:sid'erinis 3 along` 'itssides extending from'therim-2, theend of the plate opposite being Jfree of all 4` rims jorfprojections and all the rims being eo'nstructed'l'with:overhanging inwardly pro- ,jectingitlanges 4. This member ot the casing 'mayb'e stamped froi'nsheetmetal ot proper .gage and ivill obviously be capable ol very economical Aand rapid production in the f2 are'form'ed' slots 5 and 6 for apnrpose ""vvhichvvill presently appear and at any conlfvenient point inthe back plate 1 is a threaded opening k.7 iThefcasingalso includes an inj:terrn'ediate member shown in Fig. 6 and comprising a baclrfplate Shaving an opening 9 4 adapted toregister with the opening 7 inthejplat'e'hand rims or yvalls 9 `With a rim `the cover when rise from the -side edgesof this plate but terminate *shortY of the lower end thereof, the said Walls or vrims 9 being-connected by a transverse rim or Wall 10 fattorie end fthe plate, which rimor Wall 'L10 l'is'constructed with slots v11 and 12 1 adapted to `register avith the slots 5 `and 6, aswillpresentlyappean A `trent. plate 18 is'secure'duponthefedges'of the rims or Walls A9 and -10 by-suitlziblelscrews,

indicated at 14,-inserted lthrough 'the said iront plate and engaging'bosseson'f'the plate 8 in a Well-known manner. 'fllreifron't plate v'13 is provided -With'openingslto receive the ends ot the hubs-or shaft-s ofeounting Wheels, and sight openings 16`are' also formed in the said front plate tofpermit 'readingl of the indicators upon the counting Wheels.

The front plate is-given-'anlirregular outline y which will correspond l'"tothe formA of fa vpartition V17 vpresently more particularly -reteredto so thatbelow the 'fsaid partition a chamber :tor thereception of thedeposited coins will be provided'and'above/the said partition a closed chamber lvvillbe provided in Which'the operatingmechanismvvvill be fhoused. The coverI or 4face plate "18 isfaflat plate of rectangularl outlinelanddf the same area asthe intermediatelmember ofthecasing'and said plate 18 is adaptedtoeXtend 'over the said intermedi-atefmemberso'as'to cover the entire front fof the f'same The said faceplate 18 is provided'at-its lowerend 19 Vupon whichis anfeXternallknob or projection 20fto Jfacilitate"the removal of the bank hasbeenffilled, and atthe sides of the said aeeplatelare vflanges or rim members 21 which Y*are l'adapted to abut the lower ends oftherims 90'fthe invtermediate lmember of the casingf-so als to `lie flush therewith and, in effect, form continuationsot the same. The rim orfflangemember 21Which lies against ztheextended `portion 22 of the face plate 13 i'sfprovided'vvith an opening-23 therein Whichlisfa'daptedtobe engaged by'thelower end ofia latch or flocking lever 25 housed Within the intermediate memberl ot' lthe vcasingand adap'tedto be vactuated by the counting devices. In actual practice, the counting Wheels, 'one of v'which is shown at 26, are provided with `elements adapted to' act upon the latch '.25 whereby,

when the iirst coin 'is inserted, the latch will be moved into lockingzpositionand when the last coin ofthe predetermined Ynumber is inserted the latch will be actuatedtobe'withdrawn from the ylocking position and :the

cover member 18 may then be withdrawn from the casing so that the coins may be removed. The actuation of the latch by the counting devices in the manner described forms no part of my present invention and the arrangement by whichV it is effected has not, therefore, been illustrated. It may sometimes be desired to require the banks to be brought to a certain bank or other place of deposit in order to be opened and in order that it may be used for this purpose the latch will be free of the counting or registering 'devices and will be released by a key maintained in the custody of some one at the central place of deposit. To permit such use ofthe device, keyholes 27 will be proyvided in the back plate and the intermediate member of the casing, as indicated, and the key, indicated at 29, will, of course, be kept by the custodian.

Intermediate the back plate 8 and the front plate 13 of the intermediate member of the casing and parallel therewith, a partition 30 is secured within the said member in ,any convenient or preferred manner. The upper portion of the partition 17 terminates at the lower portion of the recesses or chambers thus provided and the said partition 30 `terminates adjacent but in spaced relation to the counting wheels which are indicated at 26. When the parts of the casing are assembled, the slots 5 and 11 are caused to register, as shown clearly in Fig. 4, and together form an entrance for the coin, indicated at 31, a guide block 32 being secured between the partition 30 and the back plate 8 so as to prevent the coin rolling against the counting devices and to direct it downwardly into engagement with the actuating elements and eventually into the coin chamber in the lower portion of the casing. Pivotally mounted between the back plate 8 and Athe partition 30 below the guide block 32 Vis a dog 33 having one end normally projecting into the path of the inserted coin to `be inserted and its other end normally resting against a stop 34, as shown clearly in Fig. 4. lThe pivot of this dog 33 extends through thepartition 30 and has secured upon its frontend a trip 35 having a lug 36 Vdisposed above the pivot and engaged by a spring 37 secured upon the partition 30 whereby the said trip will' be normally held in the position shown in Fig. 2. This trip has a curved linger 33 extending downwardly and then inwardly so that it will be 1n the same plane as the counting wheel 26 and may actuate said wheel. The trip is further provided with a locking lug 39 projecting in a direction away from the countingvwheel and normally over-hanging and resting on a stop lever 40 which is pivotally mounted upon the partition 30 and normally extends upwardly from its pivot so as to engage the free end of the lug 39 and then extends toward the adjacent side of the casing, its free end being provided with a stud or projection 41 which is adapted to be engaged by an inserted coin which will thereupon actuate this stop lever so that it will be swung out of engagement with the lug 39 of the trip 35 to permit said trip to swing so as to actuate the counting wheel. The stud 41 plays in an opening 42 provided therefor in the partition 30, and a spring 43 is secured upon the partition and bears against the lever so as to yieldably hold it in its normal position, as will be readily understood upon reference to Fig. 2. Pivotally mounted between the partition 30 and the back plate 8, at a point below the coin entrance slots and between the ends of said slots and the adjacent side of the casing, is a pusher 44 which is adapted to bear upon an inserted coin when properly actuated so as to force the coin downwardly within the casing against the stud 41 and the projecting end of the dog 33. The pusher, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, is pivoted at its lower end, and between its ends is provided with a forwardly projecting pin or stud 45 playing in an arcuate. slot 46 in the partition 3U concentric with the pivot of the pusher. A

plunger 47 is slidably mounted between the partition 30 and the face plate 18 and against the adjacent side of the easing and projects through the slots 12 and 6, as will be readily understood upon reference tol Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The plunger 47 is provided with a head or linger piece 48 which is detachably mounted thereon and is secured thereto after the parts have been assembled thereby facilitating the fitting of the parts together and also constituting a stop to limit the inward movement of the plunger by reason of its contact with the end of the casing. The plunger is held to a rectilinear path by any convenient guiding devices within the casing, indicated at 49, and spring 50 is mounted upon the partition 30 or other fixed part and bears against the inner end of the plunger so as to yieldably hold it in its outermost position. The plunger is provided with a cam slot 51 which engages the front projecting end of the stud 45 so that, if the plunger be pushed inwardly, the pusher 44 will be swung pivotally, as will be readily understood.

It will now be understood that, when a coin is inserted, it will come to rest below the slots 5 and 11 upon the projecting end of the dog 33 and upon the stud 41 of the stop lever 40, tihese parts being located at such a distance below the entrance slots that further pressure by the finger cannot be exerted upon the coin and the progress of the coin will be arrested until the stop lever has been actuated. To accomplish this result, the plunger 47 is pressed inwardly and the pusher 44 is thereby swung over and against vigeiegov'e =the1coin,=indicated at-BLSandwill press the same downwardly, itbeing noted vat this y fpintlthatlthe--stud-4l "is `slightly -above'the 'il Uvwill-actuate thel dog 35i-so as to rock the same Y and'as'.the-trip'35 follows the movement of '-'said dog,the linger 3S of the trip will be 4swungagainst-one' of the projecting points or teeth of the counting wheel 26 Aand the said-wheelrwillberotated one step. The pressure ofthe plunger is continued until the coin clears the dog 33, whereupon the spring 3'( will returnthe dog` and the trip to their initial i positions. The pressure upon the plunger being then relieved, the springs 43 and 50 will returntlie stop. lever and the plunger to 'their respective linitial positions and the return movement of the plunger will, of course, carry the pusher 44 back to "its normal position so that the parts will be ydisposed to receive another coin. It will be readily noted, upon 'reference to Figs. 2 and 3, that the slot or notch 51 is defined by two lateral curved fingers projecting from an edgeof the plunger, and tlie upper linger 52 will bear upon the trip' 35, when the plunger Vis-depressed, and thereby aid in turning the Vtrip and cause it to positively actuate the counting wheel. The release of the coin is also made positive and certain.

It will be readly noted that my device is simple and compact and easily operated. In devices heretofore produced, it was possible fto open tihe bank before the predetermined f number of coins had been inserted inasmuch `as Va pin, knife blade, or other implement could be inserted through the coin entrance slots Vand pressure exerted upon the member corresponding to therdog 33 to actuate the counting wheelsstep-by step until thelatch v25' was release-d. In the mechanism herein disclosed, such manipulation is not possible inasmuch as'V the trip 35 is not accessible from the outside of the casing and being fast `with the dog 33 it will resistmovement of the dogguntilthe stop lever 40 has been shifted out of engagement with the stop lug y39 of thetrip. Thev stop lever cannot be so s shifteduntil a Vcoin has been inserted inasmuch as the stud 41 on the stop lever cannot be reached by a. wire or other implementand is'not engaged at any time by the plunger so that pressure exerted upon the plunger will be unavailing unless a coin has been inserted.

v- .Should aV wire or other implement be insertedv so as'toengage the stud 41, it would extend across the path ofthe pusher 44 and Y vblock the movement ofthe same so that the :lock `could notbepicked. YVhenthelatch 4has been released, the coinsare removed by `merely pullingthe outer or front member of the easing from its position over-the intermediatemember ofthe. casing, whereupon -t-he` open-end ofthe casing will be exposed and the coins may drop out. flhe-"rimy members 2 and 3 of the: back member or outer vmember .of thecasing are of such height that the intermediate and front members of the* casing will be snugly received therein and ivillbe held frictionally thereby, the vtit being v-sueh -that,'while the intermediate and front membersof the vcasing may be easily in.- 'vserted without-binding, th'e engagement will be suiiiciently :tight to prevent accidental lwithdrawal `unless the latchbe released, and a single screw, -indicat'ed at `60, inserted through the back plate of the intermediate member of the casing into the back plate l will securely hold the parts together.

Having thus vdescribed the invention, what is claimed as new is;

l. In a coin bank, the combination of a counting mechanism, a trip at one side of the path of an inserted coin for actuating said mechanism, means extending into the path of an inserted coin for operating the trip, means extending into the path of the coin .for holding said trip normally inoperative, a pusher adapted to engage an inserted coin, and means for operating said pusher whereby the coin will be caused to release the stop device and actuate the trip whereby to operate the counting mechanism.

Q. In a coin bank, the combination of a counting mechanism, a trip to be actuated by an inserted coin and operate the counting mechanism, a stop member to be actuated by an inserted coin normally holding the trip in inoperative position, a pusher, and means for operating the pusher whereby to force an inserted coin into engagement with the stop device and release the same and then actuate the trip, said means including an element to engage the trip and assist the coin in actuating the same.

3. In a coin bank, the combination of a counting mechanism, a trip for operating the counting mechanism, means whereby said trip may be actuated by an inserted coin, a stop lever normally engaging the trip and holding it in an inoperative position, said stop lever having` an element interposed in the path of an inserted coin, a pusher adapted to engage an inserted coin, and a plunger having operative engagement with said pusher whereby to cause the coin to first release the stop lever and then actuate the trip.

4. In a coin bank, the combination of a pusher disposed at one side of the path of an inserted coin, a stud on the side of said pusher, a plunger slidably mounted adjacent the pusher and provided witha cam slot Sil engaging the said stud, a trip to be actuated by the coin, and a stop lever normally holding said trip inoperative and having an element projecting into the path of the coin whereby when thel coin is moved by the pusher the stop lever will be released and the trip actuated.

5. In a coin bank, the combination oi a trip to be actuated by an inserted coin, a stop lever mounted adjacent the trip and normally engagingthe same to hold it in inoperative position, a stud projecting laterally from the free end of the stop lever into the path ot' a coin, a plunger, a finger projecting laterally from the plunger to engage the trip, and means operated by the plunger for moving the coin past the stop lever and the trip whereby the stop lever will be moved out of engagement with the trip and the trip then actuated.

6. In a coin bank, the combination of a dog having a portion projecting vinto the pat-h of an inserted coin, a trip ,fast with said dog and having a linger adapted to aotuate a counting device, and a stop lug on the trip projecting normally inwardly, a stop lever arranged adjacent the trip and normally engaging the stop lug to prevent movement ot the trip, said stop lever having an element projecting into the path of the inserted coin to be engaged thereby in ad vance of the engagement of the dog by the coin, and means for moif'ing the coin past said element and the dog.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

JOSEPH B. INGALLS. LL. 5.] 

